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Experimental Theatre In The Arab World
Experimental theatre in the Arab world emerged in the post-colonial era as a fusion of Western theatrical traditions with local performance cultures such as music and dance. It is characterized by hybridity as it transposes Arabic traditional performances that were usually seen in public squares and marketplaces to theatre buildings.Amine, K. (2006). "Theatre in the Arab World: A Difficult Birth". Theatre Research International, 31, pp 145-162 Experimental theatre in the Arab world has historically taken forms of Forum theatre by using audience participation as a way to smooth conflicts and resolve social tension. The audience is then transformed from a commonly passive into a proactive and involved one. It has been seen as a form of theatre of resistance and cultural activism as it deals with contemporary sensitive issues of the region such as the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Arab Spring, the role of women in Arabic society and religion. Such issues are often dealt with using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forum Theatre
Forum theatre is a type of theatre created by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal. It is one of the techniques under the umbrella term of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO). This relates to the engagement of spectators influencing and engaging with the performance as both spectators and actors, termed "spect-actors", with the power to stop and change the performance. As part of TO, the issues dealt with in forum theatre are often related to areas of social justice, with the aim of exploring solutions to oppression featured in the performance. History In the 1960s, Augusto Boal and his theatre company the Teatro de Arena de São Paulo travelled through some of the poorest places in Brazil, staging productions which urged action against various injustices and oppressors. These performances often ended with the actors exhorting their audiences of peasants to spill their own blood in this struggle. This continued until an encounter with a peasant who extended an invitation to the actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashtar Theatre
Ashtar may refer to: *Jazz Bar in Byblos, Lebanon *alternate spelling of Attar (god), an Ethiopian Aksumite god * Malik al-Ashtar (c. 637-658), in Arabic history, a companion of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Muhammad, and commander in some battles * Ashtar (extraterrestrial being), an allegedly channeled alien with a flying saucer fleet that operates in the vicinity of Earth *Ashtar, the Emperor of Darkness, an antagonist in the 1990 video game ''Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos'' *Brazilian progressive rock band *Swiss black metal band See also * Ashtar-Chemosh, a Moab goddess in Middle East mythology *Astar (other) Astar may refer to: * Astar (god), astral god * Astar, a New Zealand news presenter * Astar (game), two-player abstract strategy board game * Shay Astar (born 1981), an actress * ASTAR, a c. 1980s fictional humanoid robot from Planet Danger cr ... * Ishtar, an ancient Mesopotamian goddess possibly connected to Attar {{given name, type=bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medenine
Medenine ( ar, مدنين ) is the major town in south-eastern Tunisia, south of the port of Gabès and the Island of Djerba, on the main route to Libya. It is the capital of Medenine Governorate. Overview In pre-colonial times, Medenine was already the most important trading centre in the south, attracting merchants from all over North Africa and even from Bornu, to the south of the Sahara. The Ksar housed the central granaries of the various nomadic Berber tribes of the region. The area was the scene of an unsuccessful German counter-attack by General Erwin Rommel as part of Operation Capri during March 1943 against British Eighth Army forces. The Battle of Medenine was Rommel's last engagement in Africa before he was replaced by General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim as commander of the Afrika Korps. Climate In popular culture * Part of the town was used as a location for the 1999 US science fiction film ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Kaghat
Mohammed Kaghat (1942–2001) was a Moroccan playwright, actor and stage director. He also directed several feature films and wrote several books on drama and theater in Morocco.Andrew Hammond, ''Pop Culture Arab World!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle'', ed. ABC-CLIO, 2005, , p. 189 Playwright and director Mohammed Kaghat wrote and directed about thirty plays. Some of his plays were also published: * ''L'impromptu shmicha lalla''. Éditions de l'association Mohamed Kaghat des amateurs du théâtre national. Casablanca 2003. * . Éditions de l'association Mohamed Kaghat des amateurs du théâtre national. Fès 2002. * . Éditions de la Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Fès, 1993 * . Imprimerie Sebou Casablanca 1991 * . Revue Founoun (Maroc) n°1. 6th year 1979 * . Revue Âfak (Maroc) n°3. 1989 * . Journal Al alam attakafi (Maroc). June - October. 1991 * . Revue Drama (Maroc) n°1. 1992 Actor Mohammed Kaghat acted in the following films and television series: *1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelkader Alloula
Abdelkader Alloula ar, عبد القادر علولة (1939 in Ghazaouet, Algeria – March 14, 1994, in Oran, Algeria) was an Algerian playwright. He was assassinated by GIA terrorists. Biography Alloula was born in Ghazaouet in western Algeria. He joined the Algerian National Theatre upon its creation in 1963 following independence. His works, typically in vernacular Algerian Arabic, included: * '' El-Aâleg'' (1969) - "The Leech", a satire of corrupt administration * '' El-Khobza'' (1970) - "Bread" * '' Homq Salim'' (1972) - "Salim's Madness", a monologue based on Nikolai Gogol's " Diary of a Madman" * '' Hammam Rabbi'' (1975) - "The Lord's Bath", based on Gogol's ''The Government Inspector'' * The Generous Trilogy: ** '' El-Agoual'' (1980) - "The Sayings" ** '' El-Adjouad'' (1984) - "The Generous" ** '' El-Litham'' (1989) - "The Veil" He was working on an Arabic version of ''Tartuffe'' when he was shot by two members of FIDA (Islamic Front for Armed Jihad) during Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baqa'a
The Baqa'a refugee camp ( ar, البقعة), first created in 1968, lies 20 km north of the Jordanian capital Amman, and is home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who are registered as such with the United Nations.UNWRA''Baqa'a refugee camp'' Archived on 14 September 2013 It is the largest refugee camp in Jordan, followed by the Zaatari refugee camp. History Baqa'a was one of six "emergency" camps set up in Jordan in 1968 to house Palestinians who left the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the 1967 Arab–Israeli war. Between June 1967 and February 1968, residents were housed in temporary camps in the Jordan valley. When Baqa'a was set up it had 5,000 tents for 26,000 refugees on an area of about 1.4 square kilometres. UNRWA replaced the tents with 8,048 prefabricated shelters between 1969 and 1971 with contributions from West Germany. Most of the residents have since then replaced the original tents and prefabs with concrete shelters. Facilities During the 2003–04 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Giroux
Henry Armand Giroux (born 1943) is an American-Canadian scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory. In 2002 Routledge named Giroux as one of the top fifty educational thinkers of the modern period. A high-school social studies teacher in Barrington, Rhode Island, for six years, Giroux has held positions at Boston University, Miami University, and Pennsylvania State University. In 2004, Giroux began serving as the Global TV Network Chair in Communication at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Early life and education Henry Giroux was born on September 18, 1943, in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Alice (Waldron) and Armand Giroux. Giroux completed a Master of Arts degree in history at Appalachian State University in 1968. After teaching high-school social studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combatants For Peace
Combatants for Peace ( he, לוחמים לשלום; ar, مقاتلون من أجل آلسلام) is an Israeli-Palestinian NGO and an egalitarian, bi-national, grassroots movement committed to non-violent action against the “Israeli occupation and all forms of violence” in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The movement was formed in 2006 by Palestinians and Israelis who had taken an active role in the cycle of violence, and decided to work together to promote a peaceful solution through non-violent action. Originally, the activists were solely ex-combatants: the Israeli soldiers and refuseniks of the Israeli army and Palestinian fighters. Today, members of the movement include also men and women who have never played a violent role in the conflict. According to their website, Combatants for Peace is the only peace group worldwide, ''ever'' that was founded and run by ex-combatants on both sides of an active conflict. Other all other joint veteran-based peace initiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Boal
Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movements. Boal served one term as a ''Vereador'' (the Brazilian equivalent of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997, where he developed legislative theatre.Paterson, Doug.A Brief Biography of Augusto Boal ptoweb.or Biography Early life Augusto Boal studied at Columbia University in New York with the critic John Gassner. Gassner introduced Boal to the techniques of both Bertolt Brecht and Konstantin Stanislavski, and encouraged Boal to form links with theatre groups like the Black Experimental Theatre. In 1955 Boal staged productions of two of his own plays, ''The Horse and the Saint'' and ''The House Across the Street''.Eckersley, M. (1995). "A Matter of Style – The Theatre of Augusto Boal". ''Mask Magazine''. Vol. 18 No. 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabih Mroué
Rabih Mroué ( ar, ربيع مروة, born 1967) is a Lebanese stage and film actor, playwright, and visual artist. Rooted in theater, his work includes videos and installation art; the latter sometimes incorporates photography, text and sculpture. Biography Born in Beirut, Mroué lives in Hazmieh, Lebanon. He is a grandson of Husayn Muruwwa. He graduated in theater in 1989 from Lebanese University, where he met his wife, Lina Saneh. He has been creating theater pieces since 1990. Theater in Beirut revived in the years after the Lebanese Civil War, but Mroué and Saneh, who frequently collaborate, were among the first to push into ''avant-garde'' territory (and away from European influences), using venues such as the Russian Cultural Center, makeshift halls, and private homes. His works since the late 1990s "blur and confound the boundaries between theater and the visual arts", often using screens and projected images. Writing in ''The New York Times'' about Mroué's theater gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, alongside other efforts to resolve the broader Arab–Israeli conflict. Public declarations of claims to a Jewish homeland in Palestine, including the First Zionist Congress of 1897 and the Balfour Declaration of 1917, created early tensions in the region. Following World War I, the Mandate for Palestine included a binding obligation for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people". Tensions grew into open sectarian conflict between Jews and Arabs. The 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was never implemented and provoked the 1947–1949 Palestine War. The current Israeli-Palestinian status quo began following Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories in the 1967 Six-Day War. Progress was made towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Conflict In Lebanon
The 2008 Lebanon conflict (Or the 7 May 2008 clashes, Arabic: أحداث 7 أيار) was a brief intrastate military conflict in May 2008 in Lebanon between opposition militias (mainly Shiite Hezbollah) and pro-government Sunnis, after the 18-month-long political crisis spiraled out of control, when the government's decision to dismantle Hezbollah's telecommunication system, which led to Hezbollah seizing control of west Beirut, and ended with the adoption of the Doha Accord in 2008. The fighting between pro-government and opposition militias affiliated to respectively the Future Movement and PSP political parties on one side and Hezbollah, Amal, SSNP, LDP and the Arab Democratic Party on the other side, was sparked by a government move to shut down Hezbollah's telecommunication network and remove Beirut Airport's head of security after the discovery of a hidden remote-controlled camera monitoring one of the airport's runway and his alleged ties to Hezbollah. Clashes first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
